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Law school too hard? Why the struggle could be a good one
Molly Townes O'Brien writes in The Conversation
Assessment at university
Michelle Worthington interviewed by The Canberra Classroom podcast
Coronavirus restrictions could mean more risk-taking on our roads, but ACT police warn 'someone's luck will run out'
quoted in ABC News
Planning for a post-COVID-19 financial sector that works for everyone
Lee-Anne Sim writes in Medium
Economic matters: Fund the new tax cuts by cancelling cuts for well off
writes in The Age
Law Council of Australia raises concerns about uberisation of profession by technology
Margaret Thornton quoted in ABC News
Sexual harassment expert launches new rural research project
quoted in The Land
Unethical firm climate breeding unhealthier lawyers
Tony Foley, Vivien Holmes quoted in Lawyers Weekly
ANU wins more than $1.24 million in New Colombo Plan grants
Vivien Holmes ANU Newsroom
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Past events
Challenging Words
- Professor Zenon Bankowski
- Professor Desmond Manderson
This workshop aims to challenge the preponderance of words in legal education and address the growing need of thinking of law in its current setting that is highly influences by changing imageries, visual media and technological progress utilising different means of perception.
Phillipa Weeks Lecture in Labour Law - Young people and the future of work
- Rosemary Owens AO, University of Adelaide
In her scholarly work, Phillipa Weeks always showed a deep appreciation of the necessity of going beyond a narrow conception of law and regulation as a formal body of rules that are created, interpreted and enforced by State agencies.
GDLP panel event - for all law students
Join us at this event to hear about how our GDLP can give you the edge in the increasingly competitive marketplace.
Dealing with the wicked problem of racism – using theory as praxis
- Marcelle Burns, University of New England
- Jennifer Nielsen, Southern Cross University
In this paper, we share our reflections on our success in using theory as a practice to challenge the wicked problem of racism in the law classroom.
Wellbeing in the Law Week - Mon 8 to Fri 12 May
The ANU College of Law is committed to health and wellbeing in the law, for all our students and academic and professional staff. This is the inaugural Wellbeing in the Law Week, presented by the ANU College of Law Wellbeing Initiative and the ANU Law Students' Society.
Special Staff Meeting - Wellness in the Law Community
A ‘special’ Staff Meeting will be held on Thursday 11 May 12-1 (Moot Court) during Wellness in the Law week. This staff-only event will focus on issues of wellbeing in the Law Community
Dictum Society (Victoria University) PLT seminar
Understanding your options for your Practical Legal Training (PLT) is critical to enable you to make choices that are right for you on the next step in your career.
GDLP 'Pop-up': Your questions answered
Come have a chat with GDLP lecturers Tracey Mylecharane and Amy Begley about doing your Practical Legal Training here at ANU.
ANU GDLP 2017 ALSA Conference
Welcome to the ANU GDLP 2017 ALSA conference in Canberra presented by the Australian Law Students' Association (ALSA).
Teaching & Learning Forum:Is unexamined learning worth doing? Using reflection as course assessment
Several colleagues will share their ideas about requiring students to reflect on their learning as part of course assessment.
The future of feminist international legal scholarship in a neoliberal university: Doing law differently?
- Ntina Tzouvala,Laureate Post-Doctoral Fellow, Melbourne Law School
Institutional and material conditions matter for the production of feminist international legal scholarship as well as for the future of women’s engagement with international law.
Pindan, peripheries and power: First Nations peoples, civil law and justice in the Kimberley
- Sarouche Razi, Kimberley Community Legal Service
- Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC, ANU Vice Chancellor
- Senator Patrick Dodson
This launch marks a new partnership between Kimberley Community Legal Services and the ANU through which KCLS aims to substantially innovate and extend civil law legal help for Aboriginal people in the Kimberley. The hope is that this will enable and position KCLS to manifest breakthrough legal service models based on long-term relationships with clients, working from client vantage points, in furtherance of client goals.
Engaging students in large cohorts
Ideas and discussion, and how a Teaching Enhancement Grant might help.
The ANU Law Antigone drama group presents 'Rhinoceros'
- Director: Dorota Gozdecka
Antigone Law and Theatre Group is delighted to invite you to our performance of Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco. Our group is comprised of law and art students who came together to critically engage with law and humanities in a performative capacity.
ANU GDLP – PLT presentation and Q&A
Understanding your options for your Practical Legal Training (PLT) is critical to enable you to make choices that are right for you on the next step in your career.
ANU GDLP: The next step in your career
If you are thinking about the next steps in your career, and what's next after graduation, please join us for this panel session to hear about what Practical Legal Training (PLT) is, why you need to do it, and how the ANU GDLP can work for you.
Team-Based Blended Learning: how to approach a horror, but necessary, combination in legal education
Dr Justine Rogers (UNSW Law and also a stand-up comedian) will be talking about how we can ensure that students can positively engage in teamwork, specifically blended teamwork?
Phillipa Weeks Lecture in Labour Law - Labour law’s equivocal approach to age equality
- A/Prof Therese MacDermott
There has been in place mechanisms for pursuing the principle of non-discrimination at work on the basis of age for some time within the Australian legislative framework.
30th Annual Lionel Murphy Memorial Lecture - The Secret History of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government: The Palace Connection
- Professor Jenny Hocking FASSA, Monash University
The dismissal of the Whitlam government by the Governor-General Sir John Kerr in 1975 remains one of the most contentious episodes in Australian politics. The history of the dismissal is no less contentious and has never been settled.
Indigenous Cultural Content in Australian Law Schools
- A/Prof Asmi Wood
- Dr Ron Levy
- Dr Anthony Hopkins
- A/Prof Molly Townes O'Brien
Several of our colleagues recently attended the Indigenous Cultural Competency for Legal Academics Program in Melbourne. They will be presenting a Teaching and Learning forum about the ideas discussed at the Program.
Academic Freedom: Challenges for the Contemporary University
- Professor John Fitzgerald,
Town Hall lecture and discussion to provide critical input to the ANU Academic Board as they develop a Statement of Academic Freedom for the University..
Dean's Graduation Reception
- Professor Stephen Bottomley, ANU College of Law
GRADUATING STUDENTS - you and your families are warmly invited to the Dean's graduation reception prior to your graduation ceremony.
Exchange abroad LLB and JD: Things for law students to know
- A/Prof Jolyon Ford
A/Prof Jo Ford will be holding an exchange briefing for prospective student applicants in the Law school foyer.
What to publish: Formulating your research plan
- Professor Sally Wheeler
- Professor James Stellios
This session will assist you to develop a coherent and strategic research plan. What should you write and/or publish and why?
How and where to publish
- Professor Pauline Ridge
- Professor Fiona Wheeler
- Associate Professor Ron Levy
This session will discuss how to identify appropriate publishers/journals and how to maximise the chances of acceptance of your work.
How to research: Methodologies
- Dr Darryn Jenson
- Dr Stephen Tang
- Professor Des Manderson
What is it that we do, how do we do it and why? This session discusses different legal research methods, including interpretive legal theory, empirical; and interdisciplinary methods.
With what? Funding your research
- Professor Sally Wheeler
- Professor Andrew Macintosh
- A/Professor Jeremy Farrall
- Louise Knox
Obtaining external research funds is important for your career progression and for the success of the College as a whole.
Research roundtable
- James Lee, Reader, Kings College London
Bring your lunch and join in an informal discussion with James Lee on research productivity, research strategies, and forging a successful research career.
Postgraduate Law at ANU: Online information session
Join us for a live webinar to find out more about studying postgraduate law at one of the world’s top 12 Law Schools*.
Doing lawyering differently and in a non-adversarial way to better respond to community
- Dr Liz Curran, ANU College of Law
This Seminar & Conversation will explore recent public inquiries in Australia and Dr Liz Curran’s research over the past six years suggesting a less adversarial approach may be necessary.
ANU Law Prizes Ceremony
- Professor Sally Wheeler OBE
- Associate Professor Heather Roberts
The ANU College of Law hosts its annual Prizes Ceremony which acknowledges the achievements of our students and the contribution and support of our donors.
Lunch and Learn masterclass: Law in Australia
The ANU College of Business and Economics and ANU College of Law invite you to attend a free online masterclass: ‘Law in Australia’.
Clinics and internship information evening
- Professor Vivien Holmes
- Associate Professor Jonathan Liljeblad
The ANU College of Law Careers and Employability team is hosting an online information session for students to learn about our clinical and internship programs.
ANU-NJCA Joint Conference: Therapeutic Jurisprudence
This conference, presented jointly by the National Judicial College of Australia and The Australian National University, brings together members of the judiciary, academics, policymakers and other experts to consider current issues and challenges in the Australian justice system.
